Hogg: I’ll accept Ingraham’s apology if she condemns Fox News coverage
Parkland, Fla., high school shooting survivor David Hogg said Thursday that he will only accept an apology from Fox News host Laura Ingraham for mocking him over college rejections if she denounced her network’s coverage of the Parkland students pushing for gun control.
“I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children,” Hogg tweeted Thursday.
I 100% agree an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I️ in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children. https://t.co/H0yWs4zMGk
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Focus less on fear and more on facts. Then we can save lives in this country together.
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Four companies — TripAdvisor, Wayfair, Expedia and pet food brand Nutrish — pulled their ads from Ingraham’s show on Thursday.
Hogg told The New York Times that he wasn’t impressed by the Fox News host’s apology.
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“She only apologized after we went after her advertisers. It kind of speaks for itself,” Hogg said.
Hogg told the Times that it was “extremely frustrating” for Ingraham to personally target him over the college rejections, even as he’s grown used to harsh criticism.
“I’m not going to stoop to her level and go after her on a personal level,” he said. “I’m going to go after her advertisers.”
Hogg is among several Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who have emerged as national advocates for gun control in the weeks since the mass shooting that left 17 people dead. He was one of the organizers behind Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” and has been targeted by right-wing websites.
Ingraham tweeted Wednesday a link to a Daily Wire story about Hogg not getting into some colleges he had applied to, taunting him over the rejections. She has been widely criticized for the tweet.
David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA…totally predictable given acceptance rates.) https://t.co/wflA4hWHXY
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 28, 2018
Hogg fired back by sharing a list of advertisers for the Fox News host’s show.
Working on a list rn !
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 28, 2018
Pick a number 1-12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 28, 2018
Ingraham apologized for her comments on Thursday.
Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David…(1/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
… immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how “poised” he was given the tragedy. As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion. WATCH: https://t.co/5wcd00wWpd (2/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
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